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41 Cards in this Set
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rankle
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v; to be angered, irritated [something rankles you, I was rankled]
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vanquish
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v; conquer
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disdain
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n; scorn [w/ disdain]
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portent
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n; sign, omen
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bravado
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n; false courage [w/ bravado]
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brusque
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adj; abrupt [rankled by his brusque manner]
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affectation
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n; an attribute that is take that's not really genuine/yours [his affectation was to pretend he had a british accent]
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contrite
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adj; to be sorry for what you've done
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aesthetic
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adj; having to do w/ art [I get aesthetic pleasure out of art]
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ascetic
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n/adj; having to do w/ plain living or someone who lives plainly [lived an ascetic life]
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nuptial
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adj; having to do w/ marriage
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febrile
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adj; weak and feverish
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covet
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v; to be envious
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propinquity
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n; closeness, proximity [in propinquity w/...]
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efface
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v; to cause to disappear [to efface a memory]
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adjure
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v; to command
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placid
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adj; peaceful, still
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obdurate
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adj; stubborn
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degustation
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n; relish [eat w/ deg. or deg. of something]
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prognosticate
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v; to predict
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scrupulous
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adj; very careful, maticulous
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sporadic
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adj; not occurring regularly
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retribution
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n; punishment for wrongdoings [seek retribution]
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proprietor
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n; owner
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punctilious
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adj; extremely careful [surgeon was punctilious]
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vigil
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n; watch [keep a vigil over...]
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expostulate
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v; to reason w/ someone [expostulate w/ _ trying to get her not to _]
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precipitate
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adj; hurried, rushed [precipitate retreat]
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innuendo
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n; hint (negative sense) [make an innuendo about someone's past]
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scrutiny
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n; close examination
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dilatory
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adj; done in a careless way [studied in a dilatory way, dilatory proofreading]
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prodigal
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adj; recklessly extravagant [prodigal spending]
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saunter
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v; stroll [sauntered in]
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fractious
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adj; quarrelsome
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supercilious
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adj; excessively proud
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wistful
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adj; yearning
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banter
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n; playful talk [witty banter]
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corroborate
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v; confirm, support [he corroborated by account]
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vacuous
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adj; empty (shallow or superficial) [Daisy is vacuous]
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notorious
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adj; famous, in a bad way
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staid
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adj; dull or settled [the staid child was not excited about...]
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